The Gran Premio d'Italia is a Listed flat horse race in Italy open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Milan over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June. History The event was established in 1921, and it was initially contested over 1,800 metres. It was run over 2,000 metres in 1926 and 1927, and extended to 2,400 metres in 1928. The present system of race grading was introduced in the early 1970s, and for a period the Gran Premio d'Italia was classed at Group 1 level. During the late 1980s and early 1990s it took place in September. The race was downgraded in 1996, and cut to 2,000 metres in 1997. From this point it held Listed status and was staged in June or July, although the IFHA website wrongly gives it a Group 2 status. The Gran Premio d'Italia was run over 2,200 metres in 2009. It was increased to 2,400 metres in 2010. Records Leading jockey since 1984 (3 wins): Fernando Jovine – Jaunty Jack (1997), Clapham Common (1998), Endless Hall (1999) Mirco Demuro – Sopran Glaumix (2001), Primary (2006), Rastignano (2008) Dario Vargiu - Fisich (2002), Bertinoro (2014), Chestnut Honey (2019) Leading trainer since 1984 (9 wins): Stefano Botti – Apprimus (2009), Kidnapping (2010), Bacchelli (2011), Wild Wolf (2012), Bertinoro (2014), Time Chant (2015), Full Drago (2016), Aethos (2017), Henry Mouth (2018) Leading owner since 1984 (3 wins): Dioscuri SRL - Bertinoro (2014), Full Drago (2016), Henry Mouth (2018) Winners since 1984 Earlier winners 1921: Michelangelo 1922: Fiorello 1923: Duccia di Buoninsegna 1924: Giambologna 1925: Lui 1926: Cranach 1927: Varedo 1928: Delleana 1929: Ortello 1930: Sciacca 1931: Salpiglossis 1932: Velite 1933: Pilade 1934: Navarro 1935: Jacopo da Pontormo 1936: Archidamia / Ettore Tito * 1937: Donatello 1938: Nearco 1939: Maenio 1940: Moroni 1941: Niccolo dell'Arca 1942: Scire 1943: Orsenigo 1944: Torbido 1945: Traghetto 1946: Gladiolo 1947: Tenerani 1948: Trevisana 1949: Golfo 1950: Fiorillo 1951: Nuccio 1952: Iroquois 1953: Toulouse Lautrec 1954: Botticelli 1955: Theodorica 1956: Tissot 1957: Braque 1958: Sedan 1959: Exar 1960: Marguerite Vernaut 1961: Nuria 1962: Antelami 1963: Osmarin 1964: Maxim 1965: Accrale 1966: Serov 1967: Ruysdael 1968: Teston 1969: Bonconte di Montefeltro 1970: Ortis 1971: Weimar 1972: Tierceron 1973: Prince Ippi 1974: Ribecourt 1975: Laomedonte 1976: Art Style / Red Arrow * 1977: Wale 1978: Sortingo 1979: Maria Waleska 1980: Pareo